NOVEL NEXT Chapter 611 The Deal [1]
611 The Deal [1]
A while later, Max left the study and met with the twins.
"Have my companions arrived?"
"They have. We'll take you to them." Vani said.
Following them, he arrived in the guest houses and met with Emily and others.
A while later, he, Emily, Rey and Shasha were sitting around a circular table. Max had just finished telling them why he chose to be a guest of the Fuller Family instead of trying to leave the city.
None of them was surprised to hear that the noble families had already deployed people around the city to stop him from leaving.
Also, although Max didn't say it, they understood the main reason he agreed to be the Fullers' guest was because of them. After all, he was strong enough to almost kill a peak Five-star mage, whose combat power wasn't any weaker than an Early-stage King mage. If he was alone, he probably wouldn't have much difficulty escaping. But if he had to take them along, the chances of a successful escape were almost zero. Realizing this, they felt complicated emotions swell in their hearts.
After a moment, Emily asked, "You said they will keep you safe for a week, right? What after that? We can't have you fall into the Royal Family's hands. Who knows what they will do to you." She felt a strong animosity for the Royal family and the other noble families, who were treating Max as an object, and vowed to teach them a painful lesson if they managed to survive the demon invasion.
"You don't have to worry about that. I have talked to Mike, the Fuller Patriarch. He has a way to let us leave the city in five days. But the problem is… we may not be able to last for these five days." Max said, sighing.
"What do you mean, team leader? Didn't you say the Fuller family will keep us safe for a week? Then, what's the problem with us staying alive for mere five days?" Rey asked in confusion.
"Well, the thing is, the other families, especially the Seidel and Arasia family wouldn't give up just because we are in the Fuller family. According to what Mike said, they will probably launch an attack on the Fullers soon to take me away."
"While the Fuller family has the capability to resist both families, they won't be able to help us if during that period, someone from their own family acts against us."
After saying this, he noticed Rey and Shasha looked even more confused, causing him to smile wryly.
"Um, team leader, why would the members of the Fuller family betray their own family? This… doesn't make sense." Rey said.
Before Max could explain, Emily spoke up, "In a large family like the Fuller family, there should be thousands of members. Among them, only a few hundred if not tens should be from the ruling branch of the family. If these tens of people have most of the authority and right over the family's resources while the majority of the family only gets crumbs, don't you think they will be dissatisfied even if they don't say it?"
Rey nodded after a thought, "Yes, they will be dissatisfied."
Emily nodded and added, "Due to the demon invasion let alone the Fuller family's, even the Kingdom's survival is uncertain. Now, If the Fuller family faces an eradication threat, only the core members have any chance of survival. As for the rest, they will most likely be sacrificed to buy time for the core members to escape, if not that, they will be left to their own devices."
"Everyone knows this. That's why these neglected members should be trying to do their best to increase their chances of survival. If another noble family were to approach them now, and promise something that did this, they will not hesitate to betray the Fuller family."
Hearing this, the understanding finally dawned on the elves and they frowned in disgust, "The humans are really too selfish."
Emily didn't seem to like what she heard and coldly said, "It's not only humans, every race, every sentient being is selfish."
"You are wrong, Miss Emily. If something like this were to happen to us, we'll happily sacrifice ourselves to ensure the safety of the commander's family." Shasha said with conviction while Rey nodded in agreement.
Emily didn't bother arguing and glanced at Max, "So, what are we going to do now?"
Rey and Shasha also looked at Max, wanting to hear what he had in mind.
Max shrugged, "We do nothing…"
"...Until someone attacks us. Then, we go all out and kill them." The last sentence he spoke was full of cold killing intent.
Emily nodded. A moment later, she asked, "Why is the Fuller family willing to send us out and risk offending the Royal family?"
Max hesitated before saying, "We made a deal. I'll help them with something and in return, they'll help us."
Emily frowned but before she could ask anything, Max felt his communication crystal buzz in his spatial ring. After checking the message, he stood up, "You guys go rest, and cultivate. Also, please look after those four (Little Rou, her grandfather, Claire and her son). If Claire asks anything, tell her I will meet her later and explain the situation."
Saying this, he walked out of the room, not giving Emily any chance to ask anything else.
After he left, Rey worriedly asked, "Miss Emily, we can deal with Three-star mages, and with your and Sister Shasha's help, we can fight even Four-star ones. But how are we going to fight the Five-star ones? I mean, sure the team leader can fight Five-star mages, but if several of them came…"
"Let him worry about it." Saying this, Emily also left the room.
"Sister Shasha…" Rey couldn't help but turn toward Shasha.
Shasha frowned, and coldly asked, "What's going on with you? Weren't you the first one who believed in him and decided to follow him? What happened, you no longer believe in him now?"
"I…" Rey wanted to say he still believed in him, but words stuck in his throat when he remembered how he had been acting for the last two days. If he really believed in him like he thought he did, he wouldn't have been constantly worried. …
Under Vani's lead, Max arrived in a large mansion where a middle-aged woman greeted him.
"You must be the young hero I have been hearing about. Max, right?"
"I'm no hero, milady." Max smiled.
Vani greeted the woman with a bow and said to Max, "This is elder Riva, one of our most respected elders. Not only is she a high-stage Five-star mage, she is also a grade 5 magic weaponsmith and someone who can create grade 4 Lifebound Artifacts."
After that, she looked at Riva and said, "I've brought him here as ordered, elder. Now, I'll take my leave. Please excuse me."
Riva nodded and led Max inside.
While walking behind her, Max couldn't help but notice her figure, especially her swaying hips. They were captivating.
'Don't tell me I'm more attracted to older women?' He thought and then asked with anticipation,
"Elder, If you don't mind me asking, can you tell me who am I supposed to help? Is it you?"